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Mayville Senior Citizens to meet Aug. 19

MAYVILLE - The Mayville Senior Citizens will meet Wednesday, Aug. 19, with guest speaker Greg Birner. The club will provide sloppy joes, and members are asked to bring a dish to pass. Sign-ups will also be available for the chicken barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 19. On July 16, 38 members met at the VFW in Mayville for a club-provided hot dog luncheon. Devotional Chair Dianne Goodrich gave the invocation, followed by the Lord’s Prayer, and later led the Pledge of Allegiance. A letter from Carol Bisbee providing an update was read. The July Fourth celebration committee sent a ...

Dog dock diving sessions to be held Aug. 22

Chautauqua County 4-H, Nestlé Purina and The Pointer and The Pin have teamed up to offer area youth the opportunity to try the sport of dock diving. In dock diving, dogs race down a short dock and leap into the water. The dog who leaps the farthest is the winner. The sport has been highlighted on ESPN. Rich Myers, co-owner of The Pointer and The Pin, will give youth and their dog a one-on-one 30-minute coaching session at the pool. The session is available to dogs and youth of all experience levels. After they’re done at the pool youth are invited to stay for 15 minutes basic ...

Historical to present program on county poor farm

MAYVILLE - Research historian Michelle Henry will present a program on “Chautauqua County’s Poor Farm” on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m., in the Chautauqua Town Hall meeting room, 2 Academy St., Mayville. Chautauqua County’s poor farm was opened in 1832 as an improved solution for ...

Langworthy introduces hydropower legislation

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, and Rep. Kim Schrier, D-08, recently introduced the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act, bipartisan legislation to modernize the federal permitting process for hydropower projects by eliminating unnecessary regulatory burdens, streamlining approvals for routine maintenance, and supporting the next generation of American water energy technologies. Hydropower is America's oldest source of renewable electricity and remains a critical component of the nation's energy portfolio, providing reliable, affordable electricity while ...

First Lutheran to host ELCA associate to bishop Sunday

The Rev. Imani Olear, director of evangelical mission and associate to the bishop for the Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will be the pulpit guest at First Lutheran Church on Sunday, Aug. 16, at the 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services. Olear ...

Catt. Co. Trappers’ Association to hold event starting Friday

LITTLE VALLEY - The Cattaraugus County Trappers’ Association will hold its annual Sportsmen’s Rendezvous from Friday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds on Route 353 in Little Valley. The Sportsmen’s Rendezvous has been organized and hosted by the ...